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• Nepal declares young girl new living goddess
... deep ties to Nepal's monarchy, which was abolished in May. The new "kumari" or living goddess, was carried from her parents' home to an ancient palatial temple in the heart of the Nepali capital, Katmandu, where she will live until she reaches puberty ...
• Birth size linked to breast cancer risk
The researchers noted age of puberty and adult height are also associated with breast cancer risk, and growth as a fetus can predict a girl's growth, so there could be a link there. "The maternal and/or fetal hormonal environment associated with large ...
• Evangelist to return to Ark. in porn case
Alamo has said that the age of consent is puberty and that there’s a mandate in the Bible for girls marrying young. “In the Bible it happened. But girls today, I don’t marry them if they want to at 14-15 years old,” Alamo told The Associated ...
• Preserving fertility: Now for girls too
Prepubescent boys who are rendered sterile by chemotherapy and radiation have no options to preserve the possibility of fathering their own children, because they don’t start producing sperm until puberty. But a girl is born with a lifetime supply ...
• Pass it on: Sons of infertile men may be next
As puberty kicks in, scientists believe they may start to see sons who’ve inherited the problems of their fathers, an issue that many couples may not have considered in their quest to have children. “This is the generation we’ve created ...